Africa-Press – Zambia. As a prominent Royal Establishment of a historically indigenous Mbunda speaking population, domiciled in the Western Province of the Republic of Zambia, we wish to place it on record that we fully support His Excellency Mr.
Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia following his pronouncement that there is no such country called Barotseland. Our thorough scrutiny of the most modem world map has failed to yield the result of any
location of a country or territory anywhere called Barotseland. And therefore claims to revert to the supposed original status as Barotseland or the restoration
of the defunct Barotseland Agreement (B.A.) 1964 are an instigation of rebellion against an established and internationally recognized State of the Republic of
Zambia, Similarly, the B.A, 1964 cannot be reclaimed and restored as it is contrary to the Law that establishes Zambia as a Republic which does not provide for the
‘operation of a state within a State. A Republic is governed by one law that covers
the entire territory and not a part of it. Further the so called Barotseland cannot function as a kingdom because a kingdom is established by the existence of only
‘one ethnic grouping unlike Western Province which is inhabited by multiple indigenous ethnic groups among them Mbunda which is the largest single
language group in terms of population size. And the boundaries of Barotseland should not be reduced to Western Province which is a government established
administrative jurisdiction alongside wards, constituencies and districts. Therefore as Mbunda speaking people we are neither party to the hullabaloo surrounding the fictitious existence of the state of Barotseland nor are we
‘available for any rebellious actions in support of the quest for Barotseland. We
firmly stand with Government in promoting Zambia as a unitary State and we invite President Hakainde Hichilema to embrace Mbundas in Western Province as they have no bone to chew with his Government.
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